Despite being an ocean apart, many parts of the American and European farming experience are similar. Farmers on both continents are hopeful for a good crop every spring and need...
Montpelier, VT – Yesterday, Governor Phil Scott vetoed Bill H.706, which would have banned the use of neonicotinoid-treated seeds in the state. Reacting to the veto, Consumer Choice Center Senior Policy Analyst Bill Wirtz, who testified...
The European Union is known for its unhurried approach to policymaking. The wheel of Brussels turns slowly with institutions haggling over every comma in a tedious process known as the ‘trilogue’....
Montpelier, VT – The global consumer advocacy group Consumer Choice Center calls upon Governor Phil Scott to veto Bill H.706, which would ban the use of neonicotinoid-treated seeds in the state...
It has only been six months since I wrote for Newsmax about a pesticide bill in New York state that will ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides starting in 2029. In...
“Don’t let us become more like the United States.” This was the message from German agriculture minister, Cem Özdemir, regarding the farmer protests that have shaken Germany for months. Farmers spoke...
A travers toute l’Europe, les agriculteurs expriment leur mécontentement… à juste titre. Dans de nombreux pays européens, les agriculteurs protestent et ils ont raison de le faire. Qu’il s’agisse des...
In December, a convoy of 1,700 tractors blocked the main road to Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate. Honking and chanting could be heard all over the city as farmers bashed the...
A la suite d’importantes protestations, le gouvernement allemand a fait volte-face et a renoncé à augmenter les impôts des agriculteurs. Fin décembre, un convoi de 1 700 tracteurs a bloqué la route...
L’échec du « Green Deal » européen est un avertissement pour tous les décideurs politiques… Le Parlement européen a rejeté le projet de loi sur l’utilisation durable des pesticides, qui constituait la...
In a stunning upset, the European Parliament voted down the “Sustainable Use of Pesticides” bill, which marked the cornerstone of the European Green Deal and the so-called “Farm to Fork”...
Nearly 300 votes against, only 207 in favor: Those were the final results of a vote in the European Parliament on the “Sustainable Use of Pesticides” directive, the landmark legislation of the European...
